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HO
House
James Hall posted:
marykate posted:
i think most presenters would deem presenting breakfast as a demotion. Its not only the ungodly hr they have to be up at but the drivel they have to present while trying to look interested. Don't know how Sian does it with having a little baby - all i can say is the money must be good. Think if she does't get a main new slot she may go back to producing which would be a shame as she's a good presenter.


I don't think you have the SLIGHTEST idea what you're talking about whatsoever.

Firstly, Breakfast is an extremely popular show for BBC News - it attracts nearly the same amount of viewers as GMTV , and sometimes above that number, every morning, thus one cannot deem it a "demotion". Yes, you get up at an ungodly hour, but you finish work at lunchtime, and try to go to bed early!

As well as this, I can't remember when you met Sian Williams but whenever you did I'm sure she didn't tell you what her immediate career plans are if she doesn't get a "main slot". Breakfast is a main slot, you dwango. And as for the money issue - well don't you think that's a rather crude and personal assumption to make?
Markykate, you don't really believe that a producer earns anywhere near the amount a producer does? Now that would be a demotion!


Does anyone else wonder if they'll still keep 4 regular presenters on Breakfast? I think there's a good chance that perhaps...

Arrow Bill moves to Mon-Fri (remember Dermot did Mon-Thurs and the Six on Fridays), with
Arrow Sian Mon-Thurs (and Friday six anchor among others) and
Arrow Susanna Fri-Sun, with different people on to do the weekend, such as Ben Brown, Jon Sopel (?), Charlie Stayt and others.
Arrow Or you end up with just sussanna at weekends Shocked
MI
m_in_m
I can't imagine it being just Susanna on the weekends. They would have to change how the news is done for the Andrew Marr show. As they have a news summary at the start and headlines at the end it would require either extending or shortening Breakfast on a Sunday, or changing presenters half way though an hour.
NR
Norma
I think that over the past couple of years the weekend editions of Breakfast have really improved. Dropping the newsreader on Mondays to Fridays increased the similarity between the shows. I can't see them reducing the weekend show to one presenter. I'd like Bill to get the weekdayjob, though.
HO
House
m_in_m posted:
They would have to change how the news is done for the Andrew Marr show. As they have a news summary at the start and headlines at the end it would require either extending or shortening Breakfast on a Sunday, or changing presenters half way though an hour.
Easy - use someone else.

Use who ever is on News 24 first! News 24 presenter can't start until 9pm regardless of Breaking news as breakfast will have to be in N6 (to accomodate The andrew marr show in TC7). So use the first News 24 presenter of the day on andrew marr, and then use susanna or someone on the Politics Show.

Anyway, is Susanna the new regular presenter of the Andrew Marr show? Does this leave them with just 1 presenter on Breakfast at some point? Also, have they dropped 'News 24 Sunday'?
MI
m_in_m
Susanna leaves Breakfast at about 8.45 to read the news on the Andrew Marr show. It is not cast in stone that Susanna is the newsreader for the AM Show, it is generally the female host of Breakfast on that day. I have yet to see the bulletin done by a male newsreader.

News 24 Sunday runs during the summer when the Andrew Marr show is off air (this is around the summer recess of parliament - though I think the show is off air for a shorter period.
HO
House
m_in_m posted:
Susanna leaves Breakfast at about 8.45 to read the news on the Andrew Marr show. It is not cast in stone that Susanna is the newsreader for the AM Show, it is generally the female host of Breakfast on that day. I have yet to see the bulletin done by a male newsreader.

News 24 Sunday runs during the summer when the Andrew Marr show is off air (this is around the summer recess of parliament - though I think the show is off air for a shorter period.


Based on what others have said about the presenters not writing any of their own stuff on either News 24 or Breakfast, can we assume that they don't write their own stuff for the headlines on Sunday AM - at which point why couldn't Andrew or Jon (respectively) read them? Especially considering it's the same studio and team.
MI
m_in_m
I assume that it gives it more gravitas if it is read by someone from the newsroom. It is also probably a historic point, the headlines were always read by Moira for Breakfast with Frost, and by the duty BBC One newsreader for On The Record.
JW
JamesWorldNews
Well, if presenters are going to be shuffled around a bit, I think we should possibly consider bringing back this lady to co-present BREAKFAST on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Not only does she fit the bill from a visual, fashionable perspective, but she would also be extremely good at handling breaking news and interviewing politicians and world leaders (about their diaries........)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aOfEBS6dqXw&feature=related
JA
Jamesypoo
This interesting strap is being used for the Children in Need Breakfast Special...
http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/cinstrap.jpg

A sign of things to come maybe?
CA
calum141
What d'ya mean? It's just a strap put together for a special 30minutes of Children in Need on Breakfast..
EY
the eye
calum141 posted:
What d'ya mean? It's just a strap put together for a special 30minutes of Children in Need on Breakfast..


yes but they are straps similar to world/news 24's template... not the old type like Breakfast currents graphics.
CA
calum141
the eye posted:
calum141 posted:
What d'ya mean? It's just a strap put together for a special 30minutes of Children in Need on Breakfast..


yes but they are straps similar to world/news 24's template... not the old type like Breakfast currents graphics.


ah right i understand

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